The Time of Tempest
8 min readJul 31, 2023
Family Life Should Not Be This Volatile. Not For This Long.
When my partner and I had young children, I knew to anticipate the stresses that come with infants, toddlers, elementary school children. The sleep-deprivation. The unexpected illnesses. The emotional squalls (theirs and mine). I expected life to be tumultuous for a while. That’s having kids!